EU27_2020 · 1986 · pat_ep_ntot

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)

European Union (27), 1986

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
19,141
European Union (27), 1986
▲ 4.8% vs 1985 (18,271)
Analysis

In 1986, European Union (27)'s patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 4.8% compared to 1985, reaching 19,141.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 50.8% (from 12,697 in 1981).

Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

European Union (27) timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017